used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
BazarnounUS /bəˈzɑːr/
a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
for the reason that
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
chattelnounUS /ˈtʃætəl/
personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
elbowsnounUS /ˈelboʊz/
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
the organ of sight
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
he'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
impudentadjective
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
Jehoshaphat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
the middle of the day
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I couldn't help looking right in his eye and grinning.
cut with a saw
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
having come into contact
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All he knew was that he had a chattel mortgage on the Bazar that was due Friday, and that there wasn't any chance for us to pay it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I expect it was pretty impudent, but--well, it was a special case.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
Wicksville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know how Jehoshaphat P. got back to Wicksville, but he did get back, because I saw him next noon--passed him so our elbows touched.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading If he'd known what I was grinning about he'd probably have taken me apart and put me together wrong--but he didn't know.
